A-League 2006-07
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| Hyundai A-League Season 2006-07 |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | TBD |
| Premiers | TBD |
| Statistics | |
| Matches | 48 |
| Goals | 131 |
| Average | 2.73 per match |
| Attendance | |
| Total | 597,861ǂ |
| Average | 12,455ǂ |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Allsopp • 8 | |
| ǂ At completion of Round 12 | |
The A-League's 2006-07 season is the second season of the Australian A-League football (soccer) competition. The Football Federation Australia hopes to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. FOX Sports had signed a A$120 million deal over 7 years for the exclusive broadcast rights of the A-League, AFC Champions League, and national team matches (excluding matches played in the World Cup Finals).[1]
The television advertisement campaign used for the 2006-07 season was the same as the previous season, with different music; Scribe's "Not Many" was replaced with Manuel Neztic's "Kickin Down".[2] The second season was marketed as "A-League: Version 2".[3]
[edit] 2006-07 league participants
| Team | Region | Chairman | Manager | Home ground | Capacity |
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| Adelaide United | SA | Nick Bianco | John Kosmina | Hindmarsh Stadium | 16,500 |
| Central Coast Mariners | NSW | Ian Kiernan | Lawrie McKinna | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | 20,059 |
| Melbourne Victory | VIC | Geoff Lord | Ernie Merrick | Olympic Park | 18,500 |
| Telstra Dome | 56,347 | ||||
| Newcastle Jets | NSW | Con Constantine | Nick Theodorakopoulos[4] | Energy Australia Stadium | 28,000 |
| Gary van Egmond | |||||
| New Zealand Knights | NZL | Anthony Lee | Paul Nevin | North Harbour Stadium | 25,000 |
| Barry Simmons (interum) | |||||
| Perth Glory | WA | Michelle Phillips | Ron Smith | Members Equity Stadium | 18,450 |
| Queensland Roar | QLD | John Ribot | Miron Bleiberg | Suncorp Stadium | 52,000 |
| Frank Farina | |||||
| Sydney FC | NSW | Edmund Capon | Terry Butcher | Aussie Stadium | 41,159 |
Football Federation Australia have stated that the current franchises have a 5 year exclusivity clause in their licenses. This prevents any new franchise from being established in the same city or town. This does not preclude teams from other regions from joining. No new teams were added to the competition for the 2006-07 season.
[edit] Pre-Season Challenge Cup
This competition was held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the A-League season. The opening round was July 15, 2006. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds and a bonus round, followed by a two week finals playoff. The bonus group round matched up teams against opponents from the other group, and also offered the incentive of "bonus points" based on goals scored (1 point for 2 goals, 2 points for 3 goals, 3 points for 4 or more goals).
The Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Launceston, Canberra, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Orange and Tamworth. [5]
[edit] Pre-Season Cup group stage
[edit] Group A table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP |
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| Central Coast Mariners | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Adelaide United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne Victory | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Perth Glory | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
[edit] Group B table
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney FC | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Newcastle Jets | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| New Zealand Knights [6] | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Queensland Roar [6] | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
[edit] Pre-Season Cup finals series
The finals series will be held over two weekends - August 11 to August 13, and August 18 to August 20.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| Playoffs | ||||||
| August 11 | New Zealand Knights | 0-1 | Perth Glory | North Harbour Stadium | 1,104 | report |
| August 11 | Sydney FC | 1-2 | Adelaide United | WIN Stadium | 4,210 (Wollongong) | report |
| August 11 | Melbourne Victory | 0-0 (4-2) | Queensland Roar | Epping Stadium | 2,117 | report |
| August 12 | Central Coast Mariners | 2-1 (aet) | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | 7,567 | report |
| Finals | ||||||
| August 18 | New Zealand Knights | 1-2 | Queensland Roar | North Harbour Stadium | Unknown | report |
| August 18 | Melbourne Victory | 1-0 | Perth Glory | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 2,215 | report |
| August 19 | Central Coast Mariners | 1-1 (4-5) | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | 10,463 | report |
| August 19 | Sydney FC | 2-0 | Newcastle Jets | Campbelltown Stadium | 5,326 | report |
| Playoffs | Finals | |||||||
| Grand final | ||||||||
| A1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 (4) | ||||
| B2 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | Adelaide United (PEN) | 1 (5) | ||||
| Third place playoff | ||||||||
| A2 | Sydney FC | 1 | Sydney FC | 2 | ||||
| B1 | Adelaide United | 2 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | ||||
| Fifth place playoff | ||||||||
| A3 | Melbourne Victory (PEN) | 0 (4) | Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||
| B4 | Queensland Roar | 0 (2) | Perth Glory | 0 | ||||
| Seventh place playoff | ||||||||
| A4 | New Zealand Knights | 0 | New Zealand Knights | 1 | ||||
| B3 | Perth Glory | 1 | Queensland Roar | 2 | ||||
[edit] Pre-Season Cup attendances
| Round | Games | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total |
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| Pre-Season Group Stage | 16 | 4,954 | 12,006 | 804 | 79,252 |
| Pre-Season Finals | 7 | 4,715 | 10,463 | 1,104 | 33,002 |
| Totals[7] | 23 | 4,881 | 12,006 | 804 | 112,254 |
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Home and away season
The league season will take a triple round-robin format, and will take place over 21 rounds between August 25, 2006 and January 21, 2007.
[edit] Round 1
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| August 25 | Melbourne Victory | 2-0 | Adelaide United | Olympic Park Stadium | 15,781 | report |
| August 26 | Queensland Roar | 3-0 | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium | 20,606 | report |
| August 27 | New Zealand Knights | 0-0 | Newcastle Jets | North Harbour Stadium | 7,304 | report |
| August 27 | Sydney FC | 1-0 | Central Coast Mariners | Aussie Stadium | 19,274 | report |
[edit] Round 2
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| September 1 | Newcastle Jets | 2-3 | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 7,276 | report |
| September 2 | New Zealand Knights | 1-0 | Adelaide United | North Harbour Stadium | 4,100 | report |
| September 2 | Melbourne Victory | 3-2 | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome | 39,730 | report |
| September 3 | Perth Glory | 2-0 | Central Coast Mariners | Members Equity Stadium | 7,229 | report |
[edit] Round 3
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| September 8 | Adelaide United | 5-1 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium | 8,795 | report |
| September 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 0-0 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | 4,644 | report |
| September 10 | New Zealand Knights | 0-3 | Melbourne Victory | North Harbour Stadium | 2,071 | report |
| September 10 | Perth Glory | 1-1 | Sydney FC | Members Equity Stadium | 8,052 | report |
[edit] Round 4
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| September 15 | Queensland Roar | 5-0 | New Zealand Knights | Suncorp Stadium | 15,517 | report |
| September 16 | Adelaide United | 3-0 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium | 11,474 | report |
| September 17 | Sydney FC | 2-2 | Newcastle Jets | Aussie Stadium | 15,488 | report |
| September 17 | Melbourne Victory | 1-0 | Central Coast Mariners | Olympic Park | 17,617 | report |
[edit] Round 5
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| September 21 | New Zealand Knights | 0-1 | Sydney FC | North Harbour Stadium | 2,764 | report |
| September 22 | Queensland Roar | 0-0 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium | 16,143 | report |
| September 23 | Central Coast Mariners | 1-1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | 8,439 | report |
| September 24 | Perth Glory | 1-2 | Melbourne Victory | Members Equity Stadium | 7,983 | report |
[edit] Round 6
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| September 28 | New Zealand Knights | 0-1 | Central Coast Mariners | North Harbour Stadium | 1,632 | report |
| September 29 | Newcastle Jets | 0-3 | Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 7,961 | report |
| October 1 | Melbourne Victory | 4-1 | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome | 25,921 | report |
| October 2 | Adelaide United | 1-4 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium | 15,119 | report |
[edit] Round 7
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| October 6 | Adelaide United | 3-1 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium | 10,493 | report |
| October 6 | Perth Glory | 1-0 | New Zealand Knights | Members Equity Stadium | 7,309 | report |
| October 8 | Sydney FC | 1-1 | Queensland Roar | Aussie Stadium | 17,274 | report |
| October 8 | Newcastle Jets | 0-2 | Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 4,635 | report |
[edit] Round 8
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| October 13 | Central Coast Mariners | 3-1 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | 11,567 | report |
| October 14 | Newcastle Jets | 3-0 | New Zealand Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 5,725 | report |
| October 15 | Melbourne Victory | 0-1 | Adelaide United | Telstra Dome | 32,368 | report |
| October 15 | Perth Glory | 1-2 | Queensland Roar | Members Equity Stadium | 9,978 | report |
[edit] Round 9
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| October 20 | Central Coast Mariners | 2-1 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | 8,496 | report |
| October 21 | Sydney FC | 1-2 | Melbourne Victory | Aussie Stadium | 20,881 | report |
| October 22 | Queensland Roar | 0-1 | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium | 16,061 | report |
| October 22 | Adelaide United | 4-2 | New Zealand Knights | Hindmarsh Stadium | 11,600 | report |
[edit] Round 10
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| October 27 | New Zealand Knights | 0-4 | Melbourne Victory | North Harbour Stadium | 2,357 | report |
| October 27 | Newcastle Jets | 2-1 | Adelaide United | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 10,895 | report |
| October 28 | Queensland Roar | 1-1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium | 13,727 | report[8] |
| October 29 | Sydney FC | 1-1 | Perth Glory | Aussie Stadium | 12,316 | report |
[edit] Round 11
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| November 3 | Melbourne Victory | 3-3 | Central Coast Mariners | Telstra Dome | 28,118 | report |
| November 4 | Newcastle Jets | 1-1 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 8,493 | report |
| November 5 | New Zealand Knights | 1-0 | Queensland Roar | North Harbour Stadium | 2,600 | report |
| November 5 | Adelaide United | 3-2 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium | 11,062 | report |
[edit] Round 12
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| November 9 | Melbourne Victory | 1-0 | Perth Glory | Telstra Dome | 22,890 | report |
| November 10 | Sydney FC | 4-0 | New Zealand Knights | Aussie Stadium | 9,871 | report |
| November 11 | Queensland Roar | 0-1 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium | 14,154 | report |
| November 12 | Newcastle Jets | 3-1 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium | 14,026 | report |
[edit] Round 13
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| November 17 | Queensland Roar | 0-2 | Melbourne Victory | Suncorp Stadium | 14,797 | report |
| November 18 | Perth Glory | - | Newcastle Jets | Members Equity Stadium | report | |
| November 19 | New Zealand Knights | - | Central Coast Mariners | North Harbour Stadium | report | |
| November 19 | Sydney FC | - | Adelaide United | Aussie Stadium | report |
[edit] Round 14
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| November 24 | Sydney FC | - | Queensland Roar | Aussie Stadium | report | |
| November 25 | Central Coast Mariners | - | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | report | |
| November 26 | Melbourne Victory | - | Newcastle Jets | Telstra Dome | report | |
| November 26 | Perth Glory | - | New Zealand Knights | Members Equity Stadium | report |
[edit] Round 15
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| December 1 | Adelaide United | - | Melbourne Victory | Hindmarsh Stadium | report | |
| December 2 | Queensland Roar | - | Perth Glory | Suncorp Stadium | report | |
| December 3 | New Zealand Knights | - | Newcastle Jets | North Harbour Stadium | report | |
| December 3 | Central Coast Mariners | - | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | report |
[edit] Round 16
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| December 7 | Queensland Roar | - | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium | report | |
| December 8 | Melbourne Victory | - | Sydney FC | Telstra Dome | report | |
| December 10 | Central Coast Mariners | - | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | report | |
| December 10 | Adelaide United | - | New Zealand Knights | Hindmarsh Stadium | report |
[edit] Round 17
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| December 14 | Sydney FC | - | Perth Glory | Aussie Stadium | report | |
| December 15 | Adelaide United | - | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium | report | |
| December 16 | Central Coast Mariners | - | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | report[8] | |
| December 17 | Melbourne Victory | - | New Zealand Knights | Olympic Park | report |
[edit] Round 18
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| December 28 | Perth Glory | - | Adelaide United | Members Equity Stadium | report | |
| December 29 | New Zealand Knights | - | Queensland Roar | North Harbour Stadium | report | |
| December 31 | Central Coast Mariners | - | Melbourne Victory | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | report | |
| January 1 | Newcastle Jets | - | Sydney FC | Energy Australia Stadium | report |
[edit] Round 19
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| January 4 | Adelaide United | - | Queensland Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium | report | |
| January 5 | Newcastle Jets | - | Central Coast Mariners | Energy Australia Stadium | report | |
| January 7 | Sydney FC | - | New Zealand Knights | Aussie Stadium | report | |
| January 7 | Perth Glory | - | Melbourne Victory | Members Equity Stadium | report |
[edit] Round 20
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| January 11 | Central Coast Mariners | - | New Zealand Knights | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | report | |
| January 12 | Melbourne Victory | - | Queensland Roar | Telstra Dome | report | |
| January 14 | Adelaide United | - | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium | report | |
| January 14 | Perth Glory | - | Newcastle Jets | Members Equity Stadium | report |
[edit] Round 21
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| January 19 | Newcastle Jets | - | Melbourne Victory | Energy Australia Stadium | report | |
| January 20 | Queensland Roar | - | Sydney FC | Suncorp Stadium | report | |
| January 21 | New Zealand Knights | - | Perth Glory | North Harbour Stadium | report | |
| January 21 | Central Coast Mariners | - | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium | report |
[edit] League table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Melbourne Victory | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 34 |
| Adelaide United | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 22 |
| Sydney FC | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 17 |
| Queensland Roar | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 |
| Newcastle Jets | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 16 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| Perth Glory | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 11 |
| New Zealand Knights | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 26 | -22 | 7 |
[edit] Finals series
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | ||||||||||||
| L1 | L2 | |||||||||||||
| Jan 26 & Feb 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | February 18 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | February 11 | |||||||||||||
| Jan 28 & Feb 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
The 2006-07 season will see the Champion (Grand Final winner) and Premier (League winner) qualify for the AFC Champions League. If the league winner also wins the grand final, the grand final runner-up will qualify for the Continental championship.
[edit] 2006-07 league records (regular season)
[edit] Leading goalscorers
Tally as at end of Round 11.
| Player | Team | Goals |
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| Daniel Allsopp | Melbourne Victory | 8 |
| Archie Thompson | Melbourne Victory | 7 |
| Kevin Muscat | Melbourne Victory | 6 |
| Damian Mori | Central Coast Mariners | 5 |
| Stuart Young | Perth Glory | 5 |
[edit] Attendances
| Team | Home games | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total |
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| Melbourne Victory | 7 | 26,061 | 39,730 | 15,781 | 182,425 |
| Queensland Roar | 6 | 16,035 | 20,606 | 13,727 | 96,208 |
| Sydney FC | 6 | 15,851 | 20,881 | 9,871 | 95,104 |
| Adelaide United | 6 | 11,419 | 15,119 | 8,795 | 68,513 |
| Newcastle Jets | 7 | 8,430 | 14,026 | 4,635 | 59,011 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 8,287 | 11,567 | 4,644 | 33,146 |
| Perth Glory | 5 | 8,110 | 9,978 | 7,229 | 40,551 |
| New Zealand Knights | 7 | 3,272 | 7,304 | 1,632 | 22,903 |
| Totals | 48 | 12,455 | 39,730 | 1,632 | 597,861 |
Crowd statistics for main A-League season, including highest and lowest crowds, last updated at end of round 12.
[edit] Highest attendances
- 39,730: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney FC, 2 September 2006 (Round 2)
- 32,368: Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United, 15 October 2006 (Round 8)
- 28,118: Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners, 3 November 2006 (Round 11)
- 25,921: Melbourne Victory vs Queensland Roar, 1 October 2006 (Round 6)
- 22,890: Melbourne Victory vs Perth Glory, 9 November 2006 (Round 12)
- 20,881: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory, 21 October 2006 (Round 9)
- 20,606: Queensland Roar vs Perth Glory, 26 August 2006 (Round 1)
- 19,274: Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners, 27 August 2006 (Round 1)
[edit] External links
- A-League official website, including fixtures
- Football Federation Australia
- SBS The World Game A-League section
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Historic deal for football", 26 April 2006.
- ^ "Football's new kick-start", 26 August 2006.
- ^ "Version 2.0 launched", 25 August 2006.
- ^ Nick Theodorakopoulos became the first coaching casualty of the season on October 10, 2006.
- ^ "A-League Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed", 1 June 2006.
- ^ a b As the New Zealand Knights and Queensland Roar were tied on points, goal difference, goals for, goals against, and points earned in the "Bonus Round", the sixth degree of disambiguity, number of red cards received, was used. See official A-League press release for more details.
- ^ "Totals" regarding attendances for Pre-Season Cup, including highest and lowest crowds, are excluding the unknown figure for 7th Place Playoff match.
- ^ a b These matches were swapped due to concerns over the quality of the pitch at Suncorp Stadium after a second Robbie Williams concert was scheduled days before the Round 17 game.
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